EU Using Israeli Drones to Track Migrant Boats in the Mediterranean Sea

The European Union (EU) invested over $115 million in Israeli-made unmanned drones to police the Mediterranean Sea. (Photo: File)

The European Union (EU) invested over $115 million in Israeli-made unmanned drones to police the Mediterranean Sea.

The Observer discovered three contracts with Frontex, the EU’s border and coastguard agency, and the European Maritime Safety Agency, totaling at $115 million with Israeli arms companies Elbit Systems, and state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries.

Frontex investing in drones made by Israel to protect fortress Europe; drones which for years have terrorised Palestinians in Gaza: https://t.co/Mzz7w5Awgt

The money is being spent to purchase drones from the Israeli companies to be used to provide intelligence to Frontex. The drones in question; models Hermes and Heron have been used in combat missions in Gaza.

Frontex has previously been accused by Sea-Watch, an organization that rescues refugees, of using surveillance drones to supply information to the Libyan coastguard.

How #Israel's "border security" technology, combat-tested on #Palestinians, is being adopted by Europe & the US.

The EU has previously been accused of crimes against humanity as it further relies on the Libyan coastguard to drag refugees to EU-funded Libyan detention camps where many have been abused.

This comes as the Italian government imposed a law which would see migrant rescuers slapped with a $1.12 million fine and a prison sentence.

(Middle East Monitor, PC, Social Media)

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